Route
DCA → MDW
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Chicago Midway International Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 75.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.8%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 71 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 2,099
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 59%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 20%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Extreme weather 6%
- Security 1%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 88.1% | 176 |
| October 2025 | 79.6% | 181 |
| November 2025 | 77.4% | 170 |
| December 2025 | 77.3% | 173 |
| January 2026 | 86.7% | 179 |
| February 2026 | 83.8% | 157 |
| March 2026 | 63.5% | 181 |
| April 2026 | 80.0% | 173 |
| May 2026 | 70.5% | 176 |
| June 2026 | 73.4% | 176 |
| July 2026 | 65.2% | 176 |
| August 2026 | 60.9% | 181 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines on this route
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 2,099 | 75.5% | 2.8% | 71 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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WN215
28% late · 64 flights
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WN4479
39% late · 60 flights
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WN1747
31% late · 58 flights
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WN192
10% late · 58 flights
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WN2997
16% late · 58 flights
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WN3287
9% late · 58 flights
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WN1371
19% late · 55 flights
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WN2377
23% late · 55 flights
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WN1442
14% late · 51 flights
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WN1784
42% late · 50 flights
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WN2977
0% late · 47 flights
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WN3039
13% late · 47 flights
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WN3292
16% late · 46 flights
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WN540
9% late · 46 flights
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WN3173
36% late · 45 flights
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WN1444
14% late · 43 flights
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WN1448
53% late · 43 flights
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WN1445
17% late · 42 flights
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WN155
14% late · 42 flights
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WN1748
39% late · 42 flights
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WN2358
26% late · 42 flights
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WN1409
14% late · 36 flights
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WN1288
22% late · 33 flights
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WN1429
68% late · 33 flights
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